Running the Compare Performance of Multiple Disks report

Use the Compare Performance of Multiple Disks report to compare up to four performance metrics for multiple local disks that are on storage systems. You can view reports about local disks on SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000, Storwize V7000 Unified, and Storwize V3700 systems. For example, you can compare cache percentages, data rates, and I/O rates.

1. In the Welcome portal, click Team Content > IBM Spectrum Control Predefined Reports.
2. Click Storage Systems.
3. Click Disks.
4. Click Compare Performance of Multiple Disks.
5. Select the storage systems, and then click Refresh.
6. Select the local disks, and then click Next.
7. Select the category of performance metric that you want to include in the report, and then select the performance metric.
8. Optional: To add more metrics to the report, complete the following steps:
   1. Click Add Metric.
   2. Select the category of performance metric, and then select the performance metric.
   3. If you want to remove the last metric that you added, click Remove Metric.
9. Optional: Select an interval.
10. To set the time frame of the report, specify a reporting period.
    It is easier to analyze small amounts of information over shorter periods.

    Tip: To specify a start date and an end date, select Custom date range from the list of reporting periods.
11. Click Finish.